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An Educational Parent Child Play Program

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Marcie and Me educational playgroups are designed to offer children the opportunity to learn through creative, unique learning experiences while moms have the opportunity to build long lasting friendships. Please explore our site to learn more about the excitement ofThe Marcie and Me experience!

Seeing Love

“When they placed you in my arms, you snuggled right into my heart.” Our children are born into unconditional love. How many of you set your first glance upon your baby and knew in that moment that you would do anything for that child? This is the first gift that...

Power of Words

The following is an excerpt from chapter 4 in Marcie’s book Parenting with Awareness The Power of Words Our words and our language set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. In any relationship, words are extremely important. They are a way to express...

School for Twos?

Drop off Pressures In recent years, mothers have experienced an incredible pressure to send off their toddler to a ‘Drop Off” program. Most of this pressure is self -created stemming from the following fears: My child will fall behind others if she doesn’t go....

Making Something Good Even Better

Making Something Good Even Better My homemade Play dough is a favorite in our classroom for both toddlers and moms. In fact, sometimes I observe moms continuing to play with it long after their toddler has moved on to...

Cognitive Control

As parents, we strive to offer our children opportunities with the goal of helping them reach their full potential. We are drawn to the latest child rearing techniques, scour parenting articles, Google experts and purchase products promising all sorts of child...

Trusting Your Mother’s Intuition

“There is no instinct like that of the heart.” - Lord Byron The word intuition means “to perceive directly without reasoning.” The biological and emotional connection you have with your child offers you an innate intuition stronger than you can experience with any...

Always Do Your Best

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.” -Rumi The idea of always having to do your best may feel overwhelming. But before you begin to feel overwhelmed understand that doing your best means giving it 100% with the resources you...

Lost Mittens?

Unless your little one’s mittens are attached to a string, chances are by the end of the season you’ll end up with at least one pair missing its mate. The ideas below also work well for mismatched socks too. Bean Bag Mittens or Socks: Sensory fun, gross motor...

Who Are You Now?

Osho Rajneesh an Indian mystic wrote, ”The moment a child is born the mother is also born. She never existed before- the woman existed, but the mother-never.” For many mothers, this new identity, as parent, quickly absorbs the women who existed long before she ever...

Meditation for Children

Meditation does require practice. Although the physiological and mental benefits have been scientifically proven, most of us can hardly find the time or patience to commit to a consistent meditation practice. Just because we have a difficult time with it as adults,...